Empiricism and Theorizing in Epidemiology and Social Network Analysis
The connection between theory and data is an iterative one. In principle, each is informed by the other: data provide the basis for theory that in turn generates the need for new information. This circularity is reflected in the notion of abduction, a concept that focuses on the space between induct...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/157194 |
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